Cute parfaits filled with the fresh taste of Meyer lemons, these Meyer Lemon Parfaits will have your guests smiling…and puckering!

Hi folks. I’m pleased as punch to be guesting for Rachel today. I remember what it’s like to have 2 wee ones in the house. Life gets hectic with kids. As a stay at home mom for 24 years, yes you read that correctly, I can totally relate to trying to juggle kids and life. I think Rachel does an amazing job.

I knew what I wanted to make today right away. I had taken a trip to Toronto not too long ago and picked up 2 bags of beautiful meyer lemons. They were gorgeous and quite honestly the colour of them blew my mind. The ones we get locally are never as fabulous as the ones I picked up at the farmers market in Toronto. I brought them home, proceeded to get deathly ill with the flu, and almost lost my window for these little beauties. Luckily I recovered just in time to still make the most of my gorgeous lemons.

Knowing most moms like quick I was torn on making curd. In the end I decided it’s not that time consuming or difficult, and totally worth the little bit of effort it takes to squeeze the heck out of the lemons. So I turned the curd into a simple parfait in cute little cups. I mean everything is cuter in tiny little shot glasses right?

I’d like to thank Rachel for having me today. It was a total pleasure. Also an even bigger thanks for allowing me some extra time to recuperate.

Hope everyone gets a chance to try these little Meyer Lemon Parfaits out. You could swap out with lemon mousse or lemon cheesecake. You could also swap out simple syrup and use a lemon alcohol. That would be smashing for a party. Also the base can be mixed up by using nilla wafers or any fun cookie you love. I quite frankly realized after that they might have been prettier if I had just used a graham crumb base. Live and learn.

Kim, these are absolutely stunning! Those colors and flavors makes me hopeful that spring is just around the corner.

Thanks so much Dara. It’s funny I woke up today and the sun is shining here in Ontario. I actually turned off the heat and opened my patio door for about an hour. Lovely day! Must be the lemons signalling spring.

Love lemon curd and these are just too darn easy to eat! Great post :)

Oh my! I love how bright and sunny these look! Fabulous recipe, Kim!

Sweet lemony goodness….I am in LOVE! These are absolutely stunning! Not only are they tiny and adorable (like you – I like mini desserts, appetizers….FOOD!), they look delicious and the pics are absolutely mouthwatering!

Girlfriend, When life hands you lemons you make PARFAITS! …and then knock them out of the park! WooHoo!

I love little desserts and these look like little rays of sunshine in a glass.

These are just lovely, Kim! I love lemony desserts!

Great photos! And great recipe. I love Meyer lemons – when we lived in Florida we used to have a Meyer lemon tree in our yard. Talk about lucky! These little parfaits look so cute. And I love the idea of serving it in shot glasses! Wonderful guest post – thanks so much.

You’re right Lauren, looks like Kim threw an extra layer of whipped cream in hers. Never a bad thing in my opinion! Good catch :)

These are beautiful! I only recently discovered Meyers Lemons within the last couple of years after chatting with some cooks in the sunny States. Always on the look out for more things I can do with them. Great post!

I switched to a new recipe format and for some reason this one didn’t switch over. I’m glad you let me know! It should be there now, let me know if you still experience problems. Thanks!

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